Photo Competition ~ Please vote!

Have you voted in the British NTBAA Photo Contest yet?
National Teddy Bear Artists' Awards 

My Eugenia Bobbington is entered in the Dressed Bear category.

I hope you have a moment to pop in to see her 
before Dec 1st when the voting will be closed.

http://www.picturecompetition.com/ntbaa/index.php?%2Fcategory%2F174

You have to register before you can vote ~ a simple
username/password/email deal.

Once you have registered, you need to log in (under 
Identification near the bottom of the red sidebar) and 
then click on a photo to vote (star rating) 
or leave a comment.

Enjoy looking at all the entries!

OctoBEARfest Online Show Now Open!

I kindly invite you to join us at the

 BearHugs4U Online Bear Show

It is open now and will run through 

Sunday night, Oct 20th @ 8pm eastern.

I have some darling new items available including 2 bear brothers dressed in traditional Oktoberfest attire (one with a mug of beer and the other playing his accordion),  a tiny mouse couple also celebrating Oktoberfest, a little potbelly mouse cheering on his favorite team and the newest citizen of Cobblestone Circle, Mrs. Virginia Twiggleby.

As you visit the show, you will notice that most artists prefer Paypal.  PayPal is safe and easy for everyone.   
And remember ~ you can pay with a credit card through PayPal 
 even if you do not have a PayPal account. 

I can hear the Ooompah Band already. 

Enjoy the show!

Paddling

A few weeks ago, Mr. Cobblestone and I took a break from all the redecorating going on at our house to spend a few hours padding the canoe on nearby lakes.  It was a lovely bright, clear day and although the Autumn colors had just started to appear here in Maine, we were treated to some gorgeous views.

This is the tiny bridge that spanned 

the area where the two lakes joined.

 Tiny peeks of color stood out against the mostly still green trees.

There was a small park with this darling bandstand where we put in that day.  While there, we met some tourists who were visiting the area from England.  They were delightful ~ letting us know that a person can indeed survive at least two weeks on nothing but lobster and chowder.  I'm sending a big thank-you to that gentleman who was kind enough to push our canoe into the water so I didn't have to get my feet wet!

Hey ~ no one ever accused me of being an outdoorsy kind of gal. 

Published again!

I am so happy to share with you that 

more of my little creations have made it into a publication.  

The editors at Teddy Bear and Friends 

have included some of my work in their 

Holiday Roundup!
 (Dec 2013 issue, page 23)

 

Both the Thanksgiving Bears and the 

Potbelly Santa Mouse are available

on my website.

Trick-or-Treating Bears

Are you ready for some Halloween?  

Again this year, I am participating in the

Halloween Artists' Studio Tour, 

with a portion of my proceeds going to support 

Therapy Dogs International.  

There is quite a variety of Halloween/Fall items 

available from many artists, 

supporting many different charities.

There are a few ways to enter the site.

    You can see a list of the participating artists 

by type of art or alphabetically.  

You can also choose to have the fun of trick-or-treating 

along the adorable village map. 

    Or you can access my page in the show directly.

I have five new little pebble sized bears, all dressed in their costumes, ready to come trick-or-treating at your house.